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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 1, 2001
Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to accept the election of a qualified magistrate judge (i.e., any person who retired as a magistrate judge before November 15, 1988, and who, on the date of filing the election, is serving as a recalled magistrate judge on a full-time basis and has completed at least five years of full-time recall service) to receive an annuity and to provide for survivor annuities.Provides that full-time recall service performed by a qualified magistrate judge shall be credited for service in calculating an annuity elected under this Act.
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Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D–NM
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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